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TIL about William James Sidis: The Smartest Guy Ever?
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TIL Phil Collins is an honorary member of the Hip-Hop group, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony due to the international success of their single, “Home”, on which Collins is featured. Collin’s moniker for the group is “Chrome Bone”.
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TIL Gao Chai, a disciple of Confucius, served as a judge and once condemned a criminal to getting his foot cut off. When he was later fleeing the state, the same man saved his life.
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TIL In INDIA the Rat Temple is one of the unique Temple, located in the state of Rajasthan, that houses thousands of rats and is a popular destination for pilgrims. Visitors should be mindful of local customs and show respect when visiting.
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TIL native English speakers say adjectives in a specific order: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, and purpose. An example of this is the normal sounding "silly old fool" vs the weird sounding "old silly fool".
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TIL that there is a rather large population of Bull Sharks living in a river… yes, in Australia.